María Eleonora Silva y Silva (27 October 1930 – 16 March 2016) was a Peruvian politician.
In 1956 she was among the first group of women elected to Congress, serving until 1962.
She was educated at the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Jauja, before studying law at the Catholic University.
[1] When women gained the right to vote and stand as candidates, she contested the 1956 Chamber of Deputies elections as an independent candidate in Junín, and was one of nine women elected to Congress.
[1] After leaving Congress in 1962, she worked at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce as Director of Fairs, promoting the export of Peruvian products.